This is Fournette’s week. It’s his game. It’s his last shot, more
than likely, to achieve a goal that the NFL draft-eligible junior made
three years ago. It’s his final crack at big, bad Bama and coach Nick
Saban, whom Fournette knows well from his days as a sought-after
recruit.

It’s a chance at revenge for the worst outing of his college career last November in Tuscaloosa.

“I
just think he’s going to play angry this game,” left tackle K.J. Malone
said. “He played angry against Ole Miss and you saw what he did, but I
think he’s got more fire this week, and I love it. People doubted him
after the (Alabama) game last year, but I know he’s one of the best
players in the country, and I really think he’s going to prove it this
week.”

The fire this week is there. Interim coach Ed Orgeron earlier this week called him the “most motivated guy on the team.”

“His
want-to to have success against Alabama,” Orgeron said, channeling the
man he replaced, “is as high of a player as I’ve seen.”

Fournette
and safety Jamal Adams gave an impassioned, fiery speech to the team
after practice Wednesday, Orgeron said. Earlier in the day, Fournette
tweeted, “Remember they told me that we will fail.....”

Fournette
did not speak to reporters this week or last week. His meetings with
local media have been limited since last year's loss to the Tide.